Lantern.



. 110.846,115. l PATENTED MAR. 5, 1907.

G. S. LELAND & H. R. HYSOM.

LANTERN.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY a1, 1906.

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CHARLES S. LELAND AND HOLLIS R. HYSOM, MOUNT DESERT, MAINE. LANTERN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 5, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES S. LELAND and HOLLIS R. HYsoM, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Mount Desert, in the county of Hancock and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful` Improvements in Lanterns, of which the following is a specification.

Uur invention contemplates certain new and useful improvements in lanterns; and the object of the invention is to provide an improved mounting for the chimney, whereby the same may be normally held in operative relation to the burner and when released by suitable means will be automatically raised, so that its lower end will expose the burner to allow the wick to be trimmed or for any other purpose.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a lantern `embodying the improvements of our invention. Eig. 2 is a vertical sectional view, on an enlarged scale, of the telescoping frame of the lantern. F ig. 3 is a detail view illustrating the locking devices employed.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Our improved lantern is provided with a base 1 of any desired construction and design, although perferably constituting a reservoir for the oil, a frame 2, and a burner 3, which latter may also be of any desired form.

4 designates the chimney oi the lantern, which is preferably supported in a wire basket 5, suspended within the frame 2, and 6 designates the perforated draft-ring on which the lowerv edge of the chimney rests.

The frame 2 of our improved lantern is constructed in tubular sections. The lower or base sections (designated 7) are supported in any desired manner from the base 1 and extend in opposite directions from diametrically opposite points on. the burner 3 and are angular, as shown. The upwardly-extending ends of the base-sections 7 of the frame telescope within intermediate tubular sections 8, that extend vertically and are mounted to slide up and down upon the basesections 7.

9 designates angular top sections into which the upper ends of the intermediate sections 8 telescope, the top sections being arranged to slide up and down on the intermediate sections.

10 designates a suspension-tube., to which the inner ends of the top sections 9 are joined. rlhe said suspension-tube 10 carries the chimney-crown 11, which is provided with draftopenings 12, and with a lower rim 13, adapted to iit around the body of the chimney 4.

A bail 14 is hinged to the frame 2, preferably by having its inwardly-bent ends inserted through apertures in the intermediate sections 8 of the frame. Compressionsprings 15 are mounted within the upper ends ot the intermediate sections 8, and said springs are provided at their upper ends with hooks by which they engage the top sections 9 of theframe and are also similarly formed at their lower ends and engage with the inwardly-turned ends of the bail 14. The upper hook of the compression-springs 15 is designated 16, and the lower hook is designated 17. Expansion-springs 18 are also mounted within the intermediate sections 8 of the frame below the compression-springs 15, said expansion-springs 18 being preferably arranged to bear at their upper ends against the inwardly-turned ends of the bail and at their lower ends against the upper edge of the base-sections 7 or some other portion thereof.

By this arrangement of telescopic sections ofthe frame 2 and their compression and eX- pansion springs, as above described, it will be seen that the normal tension of said springs is to push the intermediate sections upwardly upon the upwardly-extending ends or the base-sections 7 and to pull the top sections 9 downwardly upon said intermediate sections. rlhe basket 5, that directly carries the chimney 4, is attached to these intermediate sections S, and hence when the eX- pansion-spfings 18 are permitted to have Free play to push the intermediate sections upwardly it is manijest that the chimney will also be carried upwardly to expose the burner.. Itis also manifest that as the chimney-crown 11 is carried by the top sections 9 of the frame and the chimney indirectly on the intermediate sections the compressionsprings 15 when permitted to have i'ree play will draw the crown downwardly, so that its lower rim 13 will iit snugly around the upper edge of the chimney 4. lf it be desired to ICO remove the chimney from the baslret 5 it is l termediate sections only necessary to draw the top' sections oi the frame upwardly with respect to the other sections, and this action will carry the chimney-crown l l out of engagement with the top oi" the chimney and permit the latter to be removed.

For the purpose or holding the chimney 4 down around the burner 3 we have provided a locking device 19, which in the present instance is constituted by rod-like arms 20, extending in opposite directions around and 'from the burner and journaled in bearings 21 on the base l. Upwardly-extending latching-iingers 22 are secured to or lorined integral with the ends ol'` the arms 2O and are provided with hooks 23, adapted to engage with upwardly-facing shoulders 24 on the lower ends oi the intermediate sections 8. The arms 2O are provided with a handle-piece 25, by which they are preferably joined together, and a spring 26 is interposed between the ll'ree end oi the handle-piece 25 and the base, preferably being secured to the latter and in engagement with the vformer, whereby to swing the handle-piece upwardly and roclr the arms so that the hooks 23 on the latching-'ngers 22 will automatically ride over the beveled surfaces 27, leading to the shoulders 24, and automatically engage with said shoulders. By this means the intermediate sections 8 of the vlrame may be secured in lowered position to maintain the chimney down around the burner, and whenever it is desired to expose the burner it is only necessary to depress the handle or linger piece25, so as to carry the hooks 23 out oi" engagement with the shoulders 24. This will permit the springs 18 to act to carry the chimney upwardly, as above described.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new isl. A lantern provided with a chimney-carrying frame constructed in telescopic sections, means tending to iorce said sections apart, the lantern being also provided with a base and a burner carried thereby, sundry of said sections being provided with shoulders, and a locking device partially encircling the base of the burner and provided with oppositely-extending rod-like arms journaled on the base, of the lantern and provided at their ends with upwardly-extending Vlingers formed with hoolrs designed for engagement with said shoulders whereby to hold the sections in retracted relation, and a spring-pressed handle connected to said arms.

2. A lantern provided with a chimney-carrying frame constructed in telescopic tubular sections, namely, base, intermediate, and the top sections, compression-springs connecting the top sections with the intermediate sections and tending to draw the same together, expansion-springs arranged within the intermediate sections and tending to move the ininto extended relation to the base-sections, means for locking the intermediate sections in retracted relation to the b ase-sections, a chimney-b aslret mounted in the intermediate sections and designed te directly support the chimney, and a chimneycrown carried by the top sections.

3. A lantern provided with a chimney-carrying frame constructed in sections including top sections and other sections with which said top sections telescope, springs tending to draw said top sections downwardly with respect to the other sections, means for supporting the chimney by said other sections, and a chimney-crown suspended from said top sections and provided with a rim arranged to iit around the upper edge of the chimney, whereby the extension oi' the top sections with respect to the other sections will draw the crown away 'from and free the upper edge of the chimney.

4. A lantern provided with a chimney-carrying frame constructed in telescopic sections, means tending to force said sections apart, the lantern being also provided with a base and a burner carried thereby, sundry oi said sections being provided with shoulders, and a locking device constituting rod-like arms journaled on said base and provided with fingers, said fingers being formed with hooks adapted Jfor engagement with said shoulders whereby to hold the sections in retracted relation, and a spring-pressed handle connected to said arms.

5. A lantern provided with a chimney-carrying Jframe constructed in telescopic tubular sections, namely, oppositely and upwardly extending base-sections, intermediate sections in which the upper ends oi the base-section telescope, and top sections in which the upper ends oi the intermediate sections telescope, compression-springs connected to said top sections and intermediate sections and tending to draw the same together, eXpansion-springs arranged within the intermediate sections and tending to move the intermediate sections into extended relation to the base-sections and means for locking the intermediate sections in retracted relation to the base-sections.

6. A lantern provided with a chimney-carrying 'frame constructed in sections, including top sections and other sections with which said top sections are arranged to telescope, a bail provided with oi'lset ends secured to said other sections, compressionspring connected to said top sections and to the orlset ends of said bail and arranged to draw the top sections downwardly with respect to the other sections and a chimneycrown carried by said top sections.

7. A lantern provided with a chimney-carrying frame constructed in three sections, namely, a bottom section, ain-intermediate section, and a top section, all of said sections YOO IOS

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being tubular and telescoping one within the other7 a chimney-support mounted between the intermediate sections and directly carried thereby, whereby the extension of said intermediate sections with respect to the base-sections will raise the chimney, and a chimney-crown carried by the top sections and adapted to engage the top of the chimney whereby the extension of the top secio tions with respect to the intermediate sections will carry the chimney-crown away from the top of the chimney, as and for the purpose set forth. A

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES S. LELAND. [L s.] HOLLIS R. HYSOM. [L. s.] Witnesses:

M. L. ALLEN,

' JAMES ALLEN. 

